What are you doing up so late?
Great photo of Spirit Lake! According
to newspapers of the time, Spirit Lake
was clogged with a mass of fallen trees,
logs, mud and ash. Blocked by the mudflow,
the lake level rose from 3198 to 3408 feet.
A tunnel was constructed by the Army Corps
of Engineers through the debris to prevent
a collapse of its dam and valley flooding.
Rainbow trout have returned to Spirit Lake!

checking SP of course...LOL. Thanks for your comments. It's great to hear and see that the ecosystem is recovering from the eruption. Of course these events have happened constantly throughout of earth's history and have shaped our landscape over time. It's just because the Mount St. Helens eruption occured in recent history that this event is so heavily discussed and documented. It's a great place to visit nature's forces first hand.